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DAN MARKEL: Florida v Magbanua, Garcia, & Adelson in murder-for-hire *Magbanua & Adelson GUILTY* *DONNA GUILTY* (8 Viewers)

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Leon Circuit Judge James C. Hankinson set an April 13 trial date for Katherine Magbanua, whose charges in the murder of Florida State law professor Dan Markel ended in mistrial earlier this month.

Magbanua, wearing a blue Leon County Detention Center jumpsuit, appeared in the courtroom with her attorneys, Chris DeCoste and Tara Kawass. Hankinson asked about her legal representation moving forward; DeCoste said he and Kawass intend to continue defending her.

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Judge sets retrial date for Katherine Magbanua in Dan Markel killing

After a mistrial earlier this month, a new trial date has been set for Katherine Magbanua in the killing of Dan Markel.
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Of maybe some interest is that the other day or night (I watched after) Surviving the Survivor had one of the jail buddies who testified at Donna's trial on his show. I was going to link it and never got around to it. His shows are usually at least an hour long, sometimes an hour and a half but I wanted to hear her.

One thing out of a few of interest is that supposedly Donna was offered a deal where she would have served ten years only and she didn't take it. Donna told her this. The reason she said was that Donna was sure she was going to skate/go scott free. Wrong she was lol. I'm not sure at what point this was or I forgot.

What does that say for the prosecution's confidence at that point....?? That's a pretty low offer. However for Donna it would put her in her 80s before free (forget her actual age but it is 70 something) so could still be a death sentence but that's a low number of years for murder.
 
GrandmaBear said:
Of maybe some interest is that the other day or night (I watched after) Surviving the Survivor had one of the jail buddies who testified at Donna's trial on his show. I was going to link it and never got around to it. His shows are usually at least an hour long, sometimes an hour and a half but I wanted to hear her.

One thing out of a few of interest is that supposedly Donna was offered a deal where she would have served ten years only and she didn't take it. Donna told her this. The reason she said was that Donna was sure she was going to skate/go scott free. Wrong she was lol. I'm not sure at what point this was or I forgot.

What does that say for the prosecution's confidence at that point....?? That's a pretty low offer. However for Donna it would put her in her 80s before free (forget her actual age but it is 70 something) so could still be a death sentence but that's a low number of years for murder.
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On the part of the prosecutors, I think a plea deal would have been more about avoiding a trial rather than lacking confidence.
 
Regina said:
On the part of the prosecutors, I think a plea deal would have been more about avoiding a trial rather than lacking confidence.
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Maybe but seeking a life sentence versus offering ten years is a drastic reduction in sentence for a plea and I'd say not very typical.

That's if Donna was telling the truth of course...
 
GrandmaBear said:
Maybe but seeking a life sentence versus offering ten years is a drastic reduction in sentence for a plea and I'd say not very typical.

That's if Donna was telling the truth of course...
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In general yeah but we're talking about Donna, and elderly person for which 10 years is a significant amount of time she has left and actually could be her last.

I don't know what you know of the evidence against Donna but given that she was convicted in only 3 hours, if the prosecutors weren't confident, they should'a been, right? lol

Actually, as I'm typing this, I'm recalling that one of the prosecutors spoke after the verdict and said she expected the verdict would have come sooner, lol.
 
Regina said:
In general yeah but we're talking about Donna, and elderly person for which 10 years is a significant amount of time she has left and actually could be her last.

I don't know what you know of the evidence against Donna but given that she was convicted in only 3 hours, if the prosecutors weren't confident, they should'a been, right? lol

Actually, as I'm typing this, I'm recalling that one of the prosecutors spoke after the verdict and said she expected the verdict would have come sooner, lol.r
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Definitely at her age ten years is still a lot.

Yes she was convicted quickly and I watched a lot of the trial and the prosecution did a great job. The offer does surprise me though but I guess if they offered 20 years to someone Donna's age, clearly she wouldn't take that as she would be in her 90s by then so they probably went with ten...

I think the fact Donna was that arrogant and sure she'd be found innocent is the part of note.
 
GrandmaBear said:
Definitely at her age ten years is still a lot.

Yes she was convicted quickly and I watched a lot of the trial and the prosecution did a great job. The offer does surprise me though but I guess if they offered 20 years to someone Donna's age, clearly she wouldn't take that as she would be in her 90s by then so they probably went with ten...

I think the fact Donna was that arrogant and sure she'd be found innocent is the part of note.
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I just see it as manipulation, that is, Donna was trying to convince the other inmate that she's innocent, not that she truly believed she'd be found not guilty.

I don't see that the prosecutors had anything to lose by offering her a plea deal but I highly doubt they expected she'd take it.
(I have to say, I'm assuming it's true a plea was offered, I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if Donna lied to the inmate about that.)
 
Regina said:
I just see it as manipulation, that is, Donna was trying to convince the other inmate that she's innocent, not that she truly believed she'd be found not guilty.

I don't see that the prosecutors had anything to lose by offering her a plea deal but I highly doubt they expected she'd take it.
(I have to say, I'm assuming it's true a plea was offered, I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if Donna lied to the inmate about that.)
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Yeah, I've said the same--IF Donna was telling the truth to the inmate about a plea offer.

Well if Donna was trying to convince her she was innocent, it didn't work, just the opposite is the belief of the inmate. I disagree slightly here, I think Donna's sheer arrogance and belief she/they are untouchable had her feeling she'd be found not guilty. I think that about the family in general. Jmo though.
 
GrandmaBear said:
Yeah, I've said the same--IF Donna was telling the truth to the inmate about a plea offer.

Well if Donna was trying to convince her she was innocent, it didn't work, just the opposite is the belief of the inmate. I disagree slightly here, I think Donna's sheer arrogance and belief she/they are untouchable had her feeling she'd be found not guilty. I think that about the family in general. Jmo though.
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I think the inmate having convinced Donna that she'd testify for her could be why she'd believe she had a chance...
 
GrandmaBear said:
Could be, it certainly added to it most likely at least.
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You know what? I'm just not interested to know what the inmate has to say, I mean, she wasn't able to offer info about the crime and that's all I'd be interested to know from any inmate.
 
Regina said:
You know what? I'm just not interested to know what the inmate has to say, I mean, she wasn't able to offer info about the crime and that's all I'd be interested to know from any inmate.
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Shows Donna's way of thinking, what she was up to and her state of mind imo which I think is kind of interesting as is the statement that she referred to Wendi's kids as "my kids" more than once.

On the contrary, I find what makes a murderer "tick" or how they think and insights into their personaity quite interesting, as well as how she got along in jail.
 
GrandmaBear said:
Shows Donna's way of thinking, what she was up to and her state of mind imo which I think is kind of interesting as is the statement that she referred to Wendi's kids as "my kids" more than once.

On the contrary, I find what makes a murderer "tick" or how they think and insights into their personaity quite interesting, as well as how she got along in jail.
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I understand why the prosecutors brought those inmates in but to me, it wasn't necessary, you know? In other words- for me- I didn't learn anything new and certainly not anything that had any bearing on my opinion of her guilt, you know?
Re Wendi's kids, I'd fully expect she'd feel more like their mother than grandmother, wouldn't you?
It appears to me that Wendi's kids were cared for far more by other people than by Wendi herself.
 
Regina said:
I understand why the prosecutors brought those inmates in but to me, it wasn't necessary, you know? In other words- for me- I didn't learn anything new and certainly not anything that had any bearing on my opinion of her guilt, you know?
Re Wendi's kids, I'd fully expect she'd feel more like their mother than grandmother, wouldn't you?
It appears to me that Wendi's kids were cared for far more by other people than by Wendi herself.
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I get why they brought them in as well, but the jurors who have spoken said they had little to do with their finding of guilt. I think they covered all bases with any evidence they could, or witnesses, and in the end they didn't add much, at least not for the jurors.

Yeah, I think Donna was overinvolved and overbearing as a mother/grandmother but not sure Wendi was any great mother either.

I have no liking for any of them.
 
GrandmaBear said:
I get why they brought them in as well, but the jurors who have spoken said they had little to do with their finding of guilt. I think they covered all bases with any evidence they could, or witnesses, and in the end they didn't add much, at least not for the jurors.

Yeah, I think Donna was overinvolved and overbearing as a mother/grandmother but not sure Wendi was any great mother either.

I have no liking for any of them.
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For me, if anything, their testimonies showed how Donna was oblivious to being played.
 
Regina said:
For me, if anything, their testimonies showed how Donna was oblivious to being played.
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And for me, that is her sheer arrogance, conviction that she is better, smarter, etc. than anyone else that allows her to be played.
 
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